New Telegraph 
The management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, has launched a probe into a brawl involving a lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts and a student over a filmed social media content.
In a statement by the spokesman of the school, Njelita Louis, the management of the institution stated that it would impose the appropriate sanction on any of the parties found culpable.
According to observation in viral videos, a third-year student in the Department of History and International Studies, Goddy Precious, was seen dancing in the corridors before her phone, capturing a TikTok moment when the lecturer, Dr. Chukwudi Okoye, walked past her from behind.
The lecturer was seen in the video to have gently tapped the female student on the shoulder, asking her to give way, but the student was angered by the lecturer’s action and interruption of her video moment.
In the viral videos, the female student accused the lecturer of hitting her, grabbed his shirt, and dragged him among students. The female student also allegedly bit the lecturer on the wrist and arm during the scuffle.
While the episode lasted, the lecturer was captured maintaining his composure.
However, narrating his own side of the story in another video, Dr. Okoye said while coming from a class to go his office, he met a lady doing a video recording along the corridor and because she was obstructing his way, he touched her gently to excuse him and then passed.
“But when I heard her made a derogatory statement I turned back to ascertain if she was one of my students, and asked that she delete the video, but when she would not respond I made attempt to confiscate the phone, knowing that will make her say who she was, because I really don’t know her, but then all her was let loss and the rest is history.
I will not want to say more than that, I will just allow the panel do its work,” he added.
In a statement, the institution said, “The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has been made aware of a disturbing incident involving Dr. Chukwudi Okoye, a lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts and Film Studies, and Goddy Mbakwe Precious, a third-year student in the Department of History and International Studies.
